The Midas Touch [Contest Finalists April 2008]
Uploaded: April 11, 2008 05:28:03
This is a patina of gold over ordinary looking stacked chairs. I used the gradient took in PS to accomplish this.
Exif: F Number: 9, Exposure Bias Value: -1.00, ExposureTime: 1/100 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 400, White balance: Manual white balance, FocalLength: 35.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT
Agnes Fegan April 11, 2008
A very nice "touch" Melissa. I didn't realize they were stacked chairs til I read it. #898393Mary Beth Aiello April 11, 2008
Verrrrrry nice. Love the patterns. #5774101Melissa G. Meiselman April 11, 2008
Thanks so much Agnes and Mary Beth for looking and leaving these great comments!! #5774152Jeff Robinson April 11, 2008
Very well seen and captured Melissa! Jeff #5774163Kathy L. Clark April 11, 2008
Your so creative Melissa. What a great treatment on this. Who would have ever guessed thats what it was. #5774173Cindy Paquette April 11, 2008
First impression was sand dunes!!! This is very creative and it looks superb! #5774231Roxanne M. Bubar April 11, 2008
Melissa outstanding work.Nina Shields April 11, 2008
Melissa, wonderfully creative concept and execution; love the great sense of pattern; well done! #5774261Melissa G. Meiselman April 11, 2008
Thanks so much Jeff, Kathy, Cindy, Roxanne and Nina for your great comments!! #5774640Jennifer L. Taranto April 11, 2008
A really neat, creative abstract!! Excellent effects!! #5774671Eivor Kuchta April 11, 2008
We should have a new section here at BP, called "Guess What", that would be fun. I would never had got this one right. Great find, and well captured, Melissa! #5774792Nadya Johnson April 11, 2008
This is most unusual! Outstanding abstract, Melissa - and a great job on the gold! #5774955Jennifer L. Alder April 11, 2008
Excellent lines, light,texture and pov, Melissa! VERY neat find and capture :) #5775012Melissa G. Meiselman April 11, 2008
Thanks Jennifer T., Eivor, Nadya and Jennifer A. for your wonderful comments!!! #5775112Tiia Vissak April 11, 2008
very cool! #5775125Rajeev Kashyap April 11, 2008
Wonderful colours, designs and presentation Melissa. Great work!Karen Engelbreth April 11, 2008
WOW - cool shot, Melissa! #5775462Daniella Puente April 11, 2008
Good texture study Melissa! like the forms and close details... #5775982Carol Sawyer April 11, 2008
Outstanding image, lighting and great POV, Melissa!! #5776040Amalia Sylvia Arriaga Salinas April 11, 2008
Wonderful design and colors Melissa!,James N. Carpenter April 11, 2008
Very cool effect Milissa. Super detail and clarity. Nice work. James #5776207Melissa G. Meiselman April 11, 2008
Thanks so much for your terrific comments!! #5776366Gail Vitikacs April 11, 2008
You have the gift of a creative eye...and really delivered it for us! #5776642Manuel Barrera April 11, 2008
Makes for one heck of an abstract, great eye and capture, Mellisa #5776959Sam Britt April 11, 2008
Great composition, color & textures, Melissa. Wonderful abstract. #5777168Melissa G. Meiselman April 11, 2008
Thanks Gail, Manuel and Sam for your terrific comments!! #5777207Patrick Rouzes April 12, 2008
Amazing eye you have,Melissa!!! Fabulous work,as always!!! #5778045Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna April 12, 2008
Fantastic, Melissa!!!! I would never have guessed what this was!!!! Super job!!!!! ♫ k #5779042Melissa G. Meiselman April 12, 2008
Thanks Patrick and Kitty for your wonderful comments!! They are very much appreciated!! #5779053Lisa D. Greer April 12, 2008
Great work! :) #5779499Nancy L. Green April 13, 2008
Such interesting lines her Melissa, beautifully done!! <>< #5782504Bill Knaps May 19, 2008
Very creative Melissa. Congrats on making it to the Finals. Bill #5942587Margaret R. Barry May 19, 2008
Congratulations on this fantastic finalist, Melissa! #5942719Nadya Johnson May 19, 2008
Congratulations on your finalist, Melissa! #5942916Jessica Jenney May 19, 2008
Congratulations, Melissa on your terrific finalist! #5943129Stefania Barbier May 19, 2008
congrats on your finalist!!!!! #5943217Jeana Clark May 19, 2008
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Laurence Saliba May 19, 2008
Congratulations on this fantastic finalist Melissa!!!! #5943495Janet McNeil May 19, 2008
Congratulations - so creative!! #5943574Carol Sawyer May 19, 2008
Congratulations!!! #5943845Beverly A. Wright May 19, 2008
Quite a composition you got here MelissaMelissa G. Meiselman May 19, 2008
Thanks so much everyone for your congratulatory remarks...they are very much appreciated!!!! #5943967Tiia Vissak May 19, 2008
Congratulations! #5944721Daniella Puente May 19, 2008
Excellent finalist Melissa :))) #5945069Melissa G. Meiselman May 19, 2008
Thanks Tila and Daniella for your great comments!! #5945123Patricia Ronan May 19, 2008
Congratulations Melissa, great image:) #5945604Jennifer L. Alder May 19, 2008
Terrific finalist, Melissa...congrats! :) #5945785Eugenio Diaz May 19, 2008
Congratulations of this Fantastic Finalist!!!Good Luck in the next round!!! #5945801Alison Krylowski May 19, 2008
Congratulations Melissa!! Great lines, composition and colors! #5946563David Phalen May 19, 2008
Congratulations!! #5947566Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna May 19, 2008
Congratulations on this finalist, Melissa!!!!! ♫ k #5947656Melissa G. Meiselman May 19, 2008
Thanks so much everyone for these great comments!! #5947847Marilyn K. Lincecum May 19, 2008
Wonderful lighting, colors and textures, Melissa..Congratulations on your fianlist. #5948706Dr. Harmeet Singh May 19, 2008
Congratulations on your Beautiful Finalist!Jill Odice May 20, 2008
Melissa, you can take the most simple thing and turn it into art! Congrats on your finalist! #5949250Barbara Waldoch May 20, 2008
Congratulations on this gorgeous finalist, Melissa! #5949283Tarun Bose May 20, 2008
Big congrats Melissa for your finalist. #5949568Janet Daniel May 20, 2008
Congratulations, Melissa, on this fantastic image!!! :-)) #5950848Jennifer L. Taranto May 20, 2008
Congrats!!! #5951246Melissa G. Meiselman May 20, 2008
Thanks so much Marilyn, Harmeet, Jill, Barbara, Tarun, Janet and Jennifer for your great comments!!! #5951582Colleen Farrell May 20, 2008
Wow, fantastic eye, composition, effects, Melissa! Big congrats on your finalist! #5951837Sherran Andersen May 20, 2008
Great colour! Congrats on your finalist. Sherran #5954369Melissa G. Meiselman May 20, 2008
Thanks Colleen and Sherran for commenting!! #5954380Sheryl A. Hudson May 20, 2008
Great image, Melissa! Congratulations on your well deserved finalist!!! #5954874ALLEN O. HOWARD May 20, 2008
Wonderful! Congratulations Melissa! #5955002Hendrik Storme May 21, 2008
Big congrats Melissa!!! #5957660Bill Wyatt May 21, 2008
Congratulation nice work on this wonderful finalist. #5959133Terry L. Ellis May 22, 2008
Congratulations, Melissa, on this wonderfully creative finalist! #5963618eileen bedford May 23, 2008
Congratulations on your win, well done... #5967831Linda D. Lester May 24, 2008
Congrats on this awesome finalist! #5972936Cassie L. Woodlee May 25, 2008
Congratulations, Melissa!!!!!!!!!!!! #5974575Linda Blair May 25, 2008
Congrats Melissa!!!! ☺ #5976275Carol Teal May 25, 2008
Great gold color and patterns, and I like your title! Congrats on this wonderful finalist! #5977393Manuel Barrera May 26, 2008
Congratulations, Melissa, my gallery was down and I have no idea as to who the finalist were #5977664Nancy (Peaches) Harker June 12, 2008
HUGE Congrats on your finalist! #6053350Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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